Daniel Ziegler

Daniel has lived in Florida since he was eleven. He’s moved around the state, but was always drawn to Orlando. Daniel’s feelings for Orlando deepened in the aftermath of Pulse. He says, “If there’s anything good that came out of the bad, it did make Orlando where I want to stay. It made it home. Seeing 50,000 strong come out that next Sunday to be there, and to just see the community come together, it did make it home. Whether I am a native or not, Orlando is home now.” Daniel lost five friends that night, including Eddie Sotomayor. Daniel reflected that Eddie “wasn’t just someone I met at the club, he’s been to my house & stayed over, he had been a part of my life.” In total, Daniel lost five friends that night. He knew immediately that he wanted to get a tattoo to honor those friends he lost. The two flags in the ribbon represent that the LGBTQ community is not separate, and that this attack didn’t just happen to the gay community. The tattoo also has 49 birds, and the birds that are touching represent the couples who lost their lives that night.